A Center City Philadelphia female was arrested following allegedly refusing to move out of the way of a shipment robot.
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Friday, October 16, 2026 1:07AM
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Center City female was arrested following allegedly refusing to move out of the way of a shipment robot.
The confrontation was captured on video and has since drawn online attention.
Philadelphia constabulary stated officers responded to the 1200 obstacle of Filbert Street following witnesses reported a disturbance involving Carolyn Marvin and an Uber shipment robot near Reading Terminal Market.
IMAGE: Carolyn Marvin
According to police, Marvin often blocked the robot's way and ignored multiple commands from officers to move.
She was arrested and charged alongside disorderly conduct.
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Marvin tells Action News she was protesting the use of shipment robots since she believes they are replacing individual workers.
"I cognize they're taking the jobs of individual shipment workers and so, I have been protesting them whenever I saw them by position in forefront of them and preventing them from going forward," Marvin said.
She stated she views her actions as protected speech.
Marvin stated she has confronted shipment robots on multiple occasions, including a September event alongside Broad Street that additionally gained notice on social media.
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Ashley Baldwin of West Philadelphia stated she witnessed one of those encounters.
"I really idea the robot hit her, so my first inquiry was, 'Are you OK? Did the robot hit you?' And she said, 'No, I have to halt this. They're taking complete the world,'" Baldwin said.
Asked whether she plans to continue protesting the robots, Marvin stated she does.
"I do. Why not?" Marvin said. "I think it's my First Amendment correct to publically display on a sidewalk to objection against shipment robots."
Marvin stated she hopes the viral event encourages conversation concerning shipment robots, synthetic intelligence, and their expanding function in mundane life.
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